It started in Linköping, Sweden towards the end of 2006. A sculptured dog made of concrete created by Stina Opitz had b...
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You Know It When You See It
In 1964, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said that he could not use words to describe pornography but...
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When Breeding For Better Replaced the Breed
Preservation/heritage breeders always seek to improve their lines because as the old saw goes, “there is no perfec...
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And the Clincher: The Collie Head Tilt
Gorgeous men, gorgeous women, gorgeous dogs, and the clincher, the Collie head tilt. Ralph Lauren’s ad for Polo ma...
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The English Cream Golden Retriever
Do you know someone who says they have an “English Cream Golden Retriever?” How about a “rare white Eu...
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What Wouldn’t You Give to Have One?
Washing and nail trimming, exercise and scaling teeth. What wouldn’t you give to have help with your dogs, especia...
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The Decoy with a Pulse
Among many indigenous people in North America, particularly on the Northwest Coast, a “talking stick” was pa...
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The Most Elegant French Breed?
France has 8 million dogs of 330 different breeds, and half of them are hunting dogs. Those hunting dogs can be divided ...
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And Whitestock Service Man Went Along
Dog ownership by US presidents is a favorite “sidebar” topic of the media, but not every administration had ...
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Elizabeth Taylor & Her Dogs
Elizabeth Taylor had a full life, if not one foreign to most of us. She was a child actress in the early 1940s. She be...
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Named for Snow Capped Peaks
The genesis of the word, “spitz” as it applies to a dog is interesting. In German, it means “pointed,&...
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The Scottish Deerhound & a Pictish Stone
The monumental rocks of Stonehenge and Easter Island get all the attention, and understandably so, but slipping under th...
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The Pouty Lip
You won’t find the word, “pouty” in the Affenpinscher’s AKC breed standard, but the wording leav...
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Looking for One Ended up with Two
On a chilly morning when the sky and land appeared to have been whitewashed, Aloïs and his dog, Natsu, left the warmth ...
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The Songwriter, and his dog, “Writer”
Fifteen minutes into performing his set at Roanoke’s Elmwood Park amphitheater in August of 2019, singer/songwrite...
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The “Bluie” Pemmie
If you’re considering a Pembroke Welsh Corgi as your next companion, don’t settle for anything less than a pureb...
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What the “Hoo-Man” Has in Common With This Breed
When Michael Hoomanawanui was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft, he signed a four...
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Stop, Strip, and Roll
Pop quiz! Which of the following breeds involve hand stripping as part of their grooming regime (if the dog is to be s...
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The Shiba’s Size (and Scream)
There are six Japanese dog breeds recognized in Japan as “Nihon-ken,” – true native Japanese breeds....
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Genetic Memory: Cue the Affenpinscher
Do you believe the theory of genetic memory? The comedians among you might want to say, “I don’t remember,&#...
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